Bússola Tech is proud to host a high-level panel discussion exploring how legislative procedure and institutional values are being translated into the digital era. Titled “Principles for a Digital Legislative Process: Translating Procedure into Digital,” this session will examine how parliaments are transforming long-standing procedural traditions, conventions, and rules into structured, interoperable digital systems.

Moderated by Mr. Luís Kimaid, Executive-Director of Bússola Tech, the discussion will bring together leading institutional and technical experts to reflect on how the essence of parliamentary procedure can be preserved while embracing innovation, data architecture, and digital process design.

The panel will welcome the following esteemed participants:

• Mr. Claus Koggel – Director-General, Bundesrat of Germany;
• Mr. Paulo Henrique Dantas – Chief Legislative Counsel, Senado Federal of Brazil;
• Mr. Marty Bickford – Vice-President, Xcential Legislative Technologies;
• Mr. Warren Burke – Chief Legislative Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives.

Panel Details:

• Date: November 26th, 2025;
• Time: 11:00am (GMT-3 – time in Brazil) | 10:00am (time in Washington D.C.) | 3:00pm (time in Germany) | 7:00am (time in California, U.S.);
• Duration: 90 minutes;
• Language: English.

This panel will discuss how the foundational principles and conventions of legislative procedure can be effectively and responsibly reflected in digital systems. Participants will explore how to balance procedural integrity with innovation, decide what aspects of the process should remain analog, and define governance structures that ensure legitimacy, trust, and coherence as parliaments design the next generation of digital legislative processes.